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In addition to the NFS server changes for Linux 6.16 with now supporting larger I/O block sizes, the Network File-System (NFS) client changes were merged this week for this next kernel version...

Following the Intel TDX host support for KVM being merged for the Linux 6.16 merge window, another batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) changes were merged for the ongoing Linux 6.16 merge window...

More KVM Changes Merged For Linux 6.16: AMD "ALLOWED_SEV_FEATURES" Merged  Phoronix

Ubuntu Proposes Splitting Linux-Firmware Package  WebProNews

Packet is an Android Quick Share App for Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

Mesa's modern Rust-written OpenCL driver for Gallium3D "Rusticl" has closed one of the few remaining gaps with the former Clover OpenCL state tracker. Merged today for Mesa 25.2 is native FP16 support...

Linux: Install a Web-Based Admin Console on Ubuntu Server  The New Stack

Updating & Protecting Linux Systems – PSW #877  SC Media

Why I recommend this Linux distro to Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to 11  ZDNET

New Chaos RAT Targets Linux and Windows Users to Steal Sensitive Data  GBHackers News

Linux 6.15 & Early Linux 6.16 Delivering Some Additional Gains For AMD Strix Halo  Phoronix

As some extra benchmarks to put out today for the Phoronix.com 21st birthday, there is some additional data points to share on AMD Strix Halo when using Linux 6.15 stable and the early development state of Linux 6.16 Git ahead of its v6.16-rc1 tagging this weekend. The Linux kernel performance is moving in the right direction at least with this round of testing using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a with Ryzen AI Max+ PRO SoC...

Proposed Persistent Cache For Block Devices "PCACHE" Ported To DM Framework  Phoronix

An initial patch series sent back out in April proposed PCACHE as a persistent memory cache for block devices. PCACHE was born out of the CXL block device driver and brings some benefits over the likes of BCache and dm-writecache...

OpenInfra Foundation is Now Part of the Linux Foundation Family  It's FOSS News

FreeBSD developers have been working a lot on their wireless/WiFi driver support in recent months as part of their broader initiative for improving their operating system support for laptops. While a lot of progress has been made on seeing more modern WiFi support and recent WiFi chipsets being enabled, it's still not complete and that puts FreeBSD 15 in a tough position. FreeBSD 15 is set to be released later this year and will likely declare their wireless support as "unstable" to allow time for making future breaking modifications...

KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux  gHacks Technology News

KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux  gHacks Technology News

KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps  9to5Linux

FreeBSD: The Unsung Hero of Open Source Operating Systems  WebProNews